Anupam Kher quotes:

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

It's important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

I'm looking to do an honest job, and I don't have any Indian talk show as a reference point. I'm not looking down on them, but I want to do what Oprah did.

It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.

My first British film was Gurinder Chadha's 'Bend It Like Beckham,' which was a huge international success.

I started doing motivational tours. I've seen all kinds of people, from the CEOs to the lowest executive, opening up to their fears. We don't introspect as much as we should.

Harper Collins gave me a letter of intent saying that they want me to pen down my autobiography. When I was recollecting the incidents of my life for that, I selected only those incidents which were turning points in my life. I staged it instead of writing it.

I've done 480-odd films, have my own acting school, won awards, etc. and now host a successful TV chat show - what else can I ask for? Yes, of course, every journey has its ups and downs, but that's part of life.

I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also.

I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live.

Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.

You are never too old for applause. What's satisfying is that I'm being appreciated for what I was trained for.

Silver Linings' has proved a golden opportunity for me.

I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.

In every role that I do - whether I'm a teacher, actor or mentor - I do it with total dedication and as much honesty as I feel is required because there's no alternative to honesty and hard work.

I enjoy being recognized. I'll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I'll be very sad if I'm not interviewed, because that's a very amazing process.

Our school not only makes you an actor, it makes you understand who you actually are as well... it gives you discipline and punctuality. It also teaches you a way of life.

I would like congratulate everyone who was a part of 'Life of Pi.'

Success is boring... failure is exciting and more entertaining.

An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film.

I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film.

I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor.

I had spent many days hungry; had slept on railway stations at times because I did not have money to pay for a hotel room... there were moments when I felt I had compromised my dignity as a human being and as an actor.

I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

If my life can inspire people, then a television show where guests talk about their challenges and what makes them unique would work.

People tend to scare you pointing out your shortfalls. If you voluntarily admit your faults, then people won't have anything to point out.

When I staged the play and narrated my story to the audience, people found it amazing that after facing so many hardships, I have gone on to do 482 films.

There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.

I cannot take away the fact I am a small-town boy from India, from a lower-middle class family, and was actually standing in front of De Niro - not on an equal level, but as an actor, on the same pedestal.

I think in my mother tongue. That's Hindi.

Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.

I'm not a cribber, or someone who criticises. People who criticise are not doers. I'm a doer.

Every time I've crossed to a new level of film acting, the film has been a breakthrough project.

I discovered that the world frightens you with your shortcomings, but if you do not worry about it, you are liberated.

One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.

I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.

I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can't be frightened by anything.

I have never judged life. If I had, I would have been a complete mess...